Chapter 32: The Winter Gathering (Part II)
Since the ceremony, Cai Ze entered Qin, and Qin Yiren has not seen him for more than half a year. When he saw Cai Ze again, Qin Yiren was greatly surprised, because Cai Ze had changed a lot.
Cai Ze did not get fat, but thinner. Although the person is thin, he is full of energy, like a fighting, and he almost cries his neck.
"Cai Ze, why did you change like this?" Qin Yiren's eyes were aimed at Cai Ze.
"Childe, don't you want to look at me thin and think I'm not good, do you see? I'm stronger, and I have an inexhaustible spirit. Cai Ze shook his arm, a little embarrassed.
After a slight pause, Cai Ze continued: "The Shandong scholars who enter Qin will be the same as me. At the beginning of Qin, because he was too busy, he would lose weight. It'll be fine after a while, and it will grow back again. ”
His words are a portrayal of the scholars who entered the eastern part of Qin. All Shandong scholars who entered Qin would be emaciated at the beginning of their entry into Qin because they could not adapt to the heavy government affairs of Qin. When they get used to it, they will grow back up.
"It seems that you are a bit like us Qin people." Qin Yiren smiled and said: "It's just that you don't see them, they are all busy dealing with government affairs, but you came to greet me, aren't you afraid that they will laugh at you?" ”
"Haha!" Cai Ze smiled heartily and said, "Childe, you misunderstood me." I came to see Gongzi, not to greet him, let alone to be close to Gongzi, which is not a matter in Qin. I have a big matter that I want to ask my son for advice. ”
In the Qin State, there is no such thing as a set, if there is something to say, it will be dodged if there is nothing to dodge.
"Oh, what's the matter?" Qin Yiren's interest was aroused.
"Childe. If I had done this before the Battle of Zhongmu. It won't be that difficult. And after the battle of Zhongmu, I felt very difficult. Cai Ze raised his eyebrows and said: "After entering Qin, I worked under Datian Ling, mainly in charge of some economic affairs. In the past half year, I have traveled all over the places in Guanzhong, and I have a deep understanding of Qin. I found that although Guanzhong is rich, there are two evils. ”
The land of Guanzhong is the southern Shaanxi Plain centered on what is now Xi'an. It is known as "Eight Hundred Miles of Qinchuan". The fertile land here is the fundamental land of the Qin State, and the reason why the Qin State is majestic in the world is mainly the power of Guanzhong.
The wealth of Guanzhong, the first in the world, makes the land of Shandong admired, as soon as the wealth of Qin is mentioned, people will think of the land of Guanzhong. Cai Ze actually said that there were two evils in the pass, which made Qin Yiren very surprised, and hurriedly asked, "Which two evils?" ”
"The first evil. There is a lack of irrigation canals in Guanzhong. Cai Ze frowned and said, "Guanzhong Bashui." There is no shortage of sources, however, when Guanzhong encounters a drought, there is no water for thousands of miles, and there is no harvest for particles, which is really heart-wrenching. I have been pondering that if I can build a canal in Guanzhong and make use of the eight waters in Guanzhong, I will definitely be able to ensure the harvest in drought and flood. ”
Guanzhong has abundant water resources, and Guanzhong Bashui is very famous for being an agricultural water source. However, before the construction of the "Zhengguo Canal", there were continuous droughts and floods in Guanzhong, which caused great headaches for the Qin State.
It was not until the famous hydraulic engineer Zheng Guo entered Qin and built the famous "Zheng Guo Canal" for Qin that this problem was solved.
Zhengguo Canal is not a water canal in a simple sense, it is a water conservancy system that integrates irrigation and drainage through scientific demonstration. In times of drought, water can be diverted from the eight waters of Guanzhong to irrigate paddy fields; In the event of a flood, it can play a drainage role and drain away the floodwater, so that the land in Guanzhong can be harvested in drought and flood.
"Yikes." Cai Ze could think of this, which really surprised Qin Yiren, he looked at Cai Ze with wide eyes, and nodded in approval: "It is worthy of being a celebrity!" ”
Ji Ranxue, which is simple economics, specializes in the study of the way of money and goods, and water conservancy and irrigation are also one of his research topics.
"The second pest is that east of Xianyang, there is a nitrate-alkali beach of nearly 300 miles." Cai Ze's brows tightened, and he said, "Nitrate Beach, the land doesn't grow things, and the land here is originally fat. If it can be governed well, it will definitely make the Qin State even richer. ”
At that time, there were two major disasters in Guanzhong, one was floods and droughts, and the other was nitrate-alkali beaches. Nitrate flat, that is, saline-alkali land, cannot grow crops. And the land in Guanzhong is fertile, which is the foundation of the Qin State, and the Qin State is very nerve-wracking for this nitrate beach, and wants to govern it, but it has never been done.
"If you want to cure these two evils, you need a lot of manpower, material and financial resources, and after the battle of Zhongmu, the opportunity for Qin's eastward expansion is ripe, and it is a good opportunity for a large-scale eastward expansion, are you afraid of taking the delay of Qin's eastward advance, right?" Qin Yiren said with a smile.
"Childe is wise. That's what worries me. Cai Ze nodded heavily and said, "I will not make a decision, so I asked Gongzi to help me get an idea." ”
"Mr. entered Qin, dedicated to Qin and Qin, please accept my worship." Qin Yiren bowed to Cai Ze and gave him a deep look.
"Childe is serious, Cai Ze doesn't dare to be it." Cai Ze was very moved and was busy returning the courtesy.
Qin Yiren's face turned grim and said, "Sir's concerns are extremely reasonable. After the Battle of Zhongmu, Great Qin was about to advance eastward in a big way, and it was unable to allocate enough financial, material and manpower resources to deal with these two evils. However, these two evils are related to the foundation of Daqin, and if you don't do it, you have to do it. Even if Great Qin does not have the manpower, material and financial resources to deal with these two evils at the moment, he can prepare some affairs. For example, surveying and mapping, planning and other matters can be done in advance. ”
After the Battle of Zhongmu, a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity was placed in front of the Qin State, and if the Qin State did not take this opportunity to advance eastward, it would be a missed opportunity. Once the Qin State wants to advance eastward in a big way, it will not have the manpower, material and financial resources to deal with these two evils.
Think about it, Zheng Guo entered Qin with the "tired Qin plan" back then, just to consume Qin's national strength on the matter of repairing canals.
Although this strategy was very bloody and a big oolong, it really dragged the Qin State for several years, making the Qin State unable to advance eastward for several years. Of course, the inability to move eastward in recent years is a kind of "investment" that will pay off handsomely. Once the Zhengguo Canal was completed, Guanzhong was no longer affected by floods and droughts, and the strength of the Qin State increased dramatically. When the Qin army marched eastward again, Korea was destroyed.
Qin Yiren also wanted to deal with these two evils, but he also knew that Qin Guo did not have this strength at the moment, but he could do the preliminary affairs first. Even if the Qin State can't deal with these two evils now, when the world is peaceful, it will be governed.
"What Childe said is reasonable, I understand." Cai Ze's thoughts turned, and he had already made a decision.
"The matter of repairing the canal requires too much manpower, material and financial resources, and it needs to concentrate the power of Great Qin to complete it. However, the manpower, material and financial resources involved in this matter are limited, so we can do it first. Qin Yiren reminded.
"That's what I thought too." Cai Ze nodded heavily and said, "You can't deal with all the two evils, so let's deal with one evil first." ”
"I've seen Childe." I saw Meng Fu coming quickly, and he saluted Qin Yiren from a distance, with a smile on his face.
"The students have seen the teachers." Qin Yiren stepped forward, rushed to the courtesy, and held the teacher's salute.
"Huh." Meng Fu smiled so hard that his mouth was closed, and his nose and eyes were crowded.
Qin Yiren once learned Qin Zheng from him, which is the friendship between teachers and students. What I remember most vividly for my ex is that it was the happiest time of his life, because Meng Fu loved him very much, just like a father. This is the most memorable for his ex, who lacks fatherly love.
"Congratulations on the crowning of Childe." Meng Fu congratulated Qin Yiren again.
Qin Yiren was crowned, although he did not come to participate, Meng Wu and Meng Yi participated, and he was very happy. Not to mention, Meng Yi's thoughts about Qin Yiren, how could he, as a father, not know?
Qin Yiren is shrewd and capable, he is extremely satisfied, and he can't wait for Meng Yi to marry Qin Yiren.
Meng Fu's eyes narrowed, looking at Qin Yiren, it seemed to be saying to meet my father-in-law, come and see me, just make a noise.
Cai Ze glanced at Qin Yiren and Meng Fu meaningfully, did not speak, and smiled.
"I've seen Childe." At this moment, I saw an unusually tall fierce man coming quickly, saluting Qin Yiren, it was none other than Huan Qi.
Since returning to Xianyang, Qin Yiren has not met him, and when he saw him again, he saw that Huan Qi was still powerful, but the whole person was in good spirits, as if he had changed a person.
"General Huan, is you in good spirits, what's going on?" Qin Yiren was a little surprised.
"Childe, you don't know yet? When he returned to the house, he rolled onto the couch. Meng Fu glanced at Huan Qi meaningfully.
Huan Qi's face turned red, he glared at Meng Fu, his face was a little unbearable, and he reprimanded: "See you still dare to talk nonsense? I don't tear your mouth apart. ”
"Tear my mouth? Come on, see who tears whom. "Meng Fu is not afraid at all.
Huan Qi is a rare warrior in the world, and he is a fierce general, but Meng Yu is not bad, and the two have competed countless times, but no one can help anyone. Huan Qi raised his eyebrows and said in a deep voice: "You are embarrassed to say me, you are not the same?" Hide on the couch and don't go out. If it weren't for the Great Pilgrimage today, you wouldn't know how to go to the ground. ”
Meng Fu's face turned red, and his face was a little unbearable.
are all normal men, when they return from the war, they don't go to their wives to make love, can that be done?
Qin Yiren and Cai Ze were funny, the two looked at each other, and each other's alternative smiles came into view.
Qin Yiren never thought that Meng Fu and Huan Qi would expose each other in this matter and pinch each other. This kind of thing is very difficult to encounter, Qin Yicai has no intention of stopping it, and wants to see the excitement.
However, his excitement was destined to be lost, because a man came.
"Humph!" A cold snort sounded, like thunder, shaking the eardrums.
"It's mighty." Qin Yiren's heart jumped, looking for prestige, only to see a sturdy man, like an iron tower, striding over, his face was cold, as if he had been in the ice for thousands of years.
This person's head is as big as a bucket, and a pair of huge eyes like copper bells are inlaid in the eye sockets, shining brightly, as blazing as the scorching sun above the nine heavens.
He didn't do it deliberately, but he made a gesture, revealing a solemn atmosphere, which made people's hearts palpitate!
As soon as Meng Fu and Huan Qi saw him, they hurriedly greeted him like a mouse seeing a cat.
"Wu Anjun!" Cai Ze exclaimed.
"Bai Qi!" Qin Yiren was surprised for a while, and a pair of eyes slid around Bai Qi's body. (To be continued.) )